I would only speak from personal experience, because I am no techie. This year I have had two Maxtor hard drives fail and both times, I remembered the PC slowing. I now have two Western Digital and am crossing my fingers. A technician at my preferred supplier suggested that Seagate also had bad press for a while. After that experience I'm probably listening to my PC too much, but that's the effect it has had on me.
As an aside to this, I would like to ask a question. It is, do the plastic protective covers one can buy to protect the tower from dust cause over heating? Can they be used permanently in a dusty environment, say in a factory? Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "N. Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Okay here's some issues I see here: > 1) The CPU FSB should be 9 x 200 MHz. Your mainboard requires a BIOS > flash to correctly use this CPU. > http://216.158.218.35/edoc/bios_uploads/6741v37.zip [direct link] > Please read the instructions before flashing! > BIOS Version 3.7 allows for support of 3000D and 3100D Sempron CPUs, > but this may correct your issue. (BIOS Date 3/9/2005) > 2) Some VIA chipsets and MSI mainboard have issues with slow or > abnormal performance. A mainboard fault could cause a sudden loss in > performance. Inspect the board for swollen capacitors or damaged > components. Inspect the hard drive ribbon cables for tight bends or > exposed wire. > 3) Maxtor 6E040L0 has know problems with overheating and unexpected > short life span. Consider moving your drives to one larger drive. > * WD and Seagate are recommended manufacturers. * > 4) A faulty power supply could cause a performance issue with the > mainboard, try a different one, observing the minimum requirements of > your system. > 5) An overheating system may run abnormally or slow, make sure the > inside of your system is clean and all fans are running. Make sure > the system isn't too close to a wall. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> AIDS in India: A "lurking bomb." Click and help stop AIDS now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/VpTY2A/lzNLAA/yQLSAA/67folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
